This week, senators in the southern US state of South Carolina voted to ban abortions after six weeks. That's before many women even know they're pregnant. South Carolina is the latest in a long line of states to either partially or fully ban the procedure. Half of all US states have now passed or attempted to pass restrictions on abortion since Roe v. Wade was overturned last year. We take a closer look.
Elsewhere, Brazil has recorded its first cases of bird flu. The news could be catastrophic for the country, which is the world's largest exporter of poultry. FRANCE 24's Olivia Salazar-Winspear tells us more.
Finally, when you think of magic mushrooms, you usually think of America's 1960s psychedelic counter-culture. Today though, campaigners are fighting to make the mushrooms legal to help people struggling with mental illness. The US state of Oregon is at the forefront of the movement. We report on how this week, its pioneering experiment got a step closer to reality.
